| My First Silver Print [message #37279] Mon, 24 October 2011 23:34 UTC |
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Yay! My first silver print FINALLY arrived so I thought I'd share.
I wasn't sure how precise the measurements would be for gem setting so I intentionally left the gaps you see for soldering a small bezel in. I'll forgo this in the future because the dimensions were so accurate, I'm really impressed with the precision.
It's going to need a lot of hand polishing but I can't wait for the rest of my silver tests to arrive and start designing in earnest. Thanks for all the shapies who have helped me along the way!
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[Updated on: Mon, 24 October 2011 23:37 UTC]
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| Re: My First Silver Print [message #37329 is a reply to message #37279 ] Tue, 25 October 2011 16:46 UTC |
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Very elegant looking. I love working with silver and stones. Can't wait to design more.
The Mad Moder
michael@shapeways.com
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| Re: My First Silver Print [message #37353 is a reply to message #37279 ] Tue, 25 October 2011 23:25 UTC |
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Beautiful! Very nicely made! Is that a piece of Charoite? 
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| Re: My First Silver Print [message #37354 is a reply to message #37353 ] Wed, 26 October 2011 00:27 UTC |
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Very Nice...
Duann Scott, Designer Evangelist, Shapeways
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| Re: My First Silver Print [message #37361 is a reply to message #37354 ] Wed, 26 October 2011 05:59 UTC |
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Looks great!
Did you pay for silver glossy? Or was it just regular silver?
Because if you payed for glossy, it shouldn't have all those scratches in it, nor need any more polishing.
Lincoln
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| Re: My First Silver Print [message #37363 is a reply to message #37279 ] Wed, 26 October 2011 06:18 UTC |
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Thanks guys, I appreciate it!
@M1NGLES Yes, its charoite, I'm a sucker for purple stones.
@Novaking - Yes, I paid for glossy silver. The back of this piece has some really significant scratches too. Because it was late, I'm guessing SW didn't spend as much time tumbling/polishing? It needs some soldering/pickling/polishing regardless so I'm not going to complain BUT I hope I don't see this finish in the future.
I have some flat pieces arriving at the end of this week and I'm really hoping they don't look like this. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
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| Re: My First Silver Print [message #37366 is a reply to message #37363 ] Wed, 26 October 2011 09:40 UTC |
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If you don't mind, please send some pictures to service@shapeways.com
Tell them that you don't think these scratches are appropriate for polished silver.
They will want to know when this sort of thing happens. The only way to make sure that the quality control is good is when the people in charge find out when it wasn't done right.
Lincoln
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